# Distance from Chitose / Tomakomai (CTS) to Mena (UMZ)

> 9,713 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,713 km / 6,036 mi / 5,245 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 13:21 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:21 in Mena)
- **Elevation difference**: 998 ft (UMZ is higher than CTS)

## Airports

### [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chitose / Tomakomai, Japan
- ICAO: RJCC
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 42.780000, 141.690000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (UMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/umz-mena-mena-intermountain-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2a8f-656c-90ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mena, United States
- ICAO: KMEZ
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.550000, -94.200000
- Elevation: 1,080 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:21 in Chitose / Tomakomai, it's 23:21 in Mena.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [New Chitose Airport (CTS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cts-chitose-tomakomai-new-chitose-airport/1ef266df-8b65-6cba-bb84-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (UMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/umz-mena-mena-intermountain-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2a8f-656c-90ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)